especially in Britain, a short extra part at the side of a road for people to stop their cars in, out of the way of the traffic: She stopped in the lay-by to have a look at the map.
az: şossedə maşın saxlamaq üçün xüsusi meydança
ru: придорожная площадка
1 a thickness or covering: The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground.
az: qat, təbəqə, lay
ru: слой
2 something which lays, especially a hen: a good layer.
az: yumurtlayan toyuq
ru: несушка
♦ verb
to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.
az: qat salmaq
ru: укладывать (пластами)
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English-Azerbaijani dictionary 1 to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!
az: rəhbərlik eləmək, başçılıq etmək, yol göstərmək
ru: вести
2 to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.
az: aparmaq, gətirib çıxarmaq
ru: вести
3 (with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.
az: səbəb olmaq
ru: приводить к
4 to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.
az: başda/ öndə olmaq
ru: быть впереди; занимать первое место
5 to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.
az: sürmək, davam etmək
ru: вести какой-л. образ жизни
♦ noun
1 the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.
az: birinci yer
ru: первое место
2 the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.
az: rəhbərlik etmə
ru: первенство
3 the act of leading: We all followed his lead and entered the room.
az: rəhbərlik
ru: руководство
4 the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).
az: məsafə
ru: преимущество
5 a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.
az: xalta
ru: поводок
6 a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.
az: variant
ru: версия
7 a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?
az: baş rol
ru: главная роль
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1 (chemistry) (symbol Pb) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: Are these pipes made of lead or copper?; (also adjective)lead pipes.
az: qurğuşun
ru: свинец
2 the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.
az: qrafit
ru: грифель